Our church recently sponsored three seminars—actually the same seminar offered at three different times on these subjects: Serious illness Hospitalization Incapacity Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care Understanding insurance Writing a will Funeral or memorial planning Paying last expenses Durable Power of Attorney for Finances Legacy gifts and generosity Expressing your love and concern […]

Last week was a week of changes. Nolan, our two year old grandson, moved out of his father’s bedroom and into his brother’s bedroom, which caused many a sleepless night for all of us. He is sleeping better now, I am happy to report. Lawrence and I began seeing a therapist/counselor to help us deal […]

Hello, Dear Readers, Do you know about the Civil Monetary Penalty Funds (CMP) ? Kentucky has millions of dollars waiting to be used to help people in nursing homes. The money comes from fines imposed on nursing homes when they are found to be guilty of less than adequate care for their residents. Here is […]

This was in our local paper, the Lexington Herald Leader Thursday, October 23, 2014 Please take the survey. It is quite lengthy, but well worth your time because you will be telling government decision makers how you would like to age. Please know that our business, the health club for seniors that we are working […]

The highlight of last week was showing Lawrence the available property to gather his opinions and to solicit his approval. Lawrence and I are in this together, and I value his input on all levels, but especially on big decisions. Lawrence is very conservative and risk averse, so if he gives the go ahead I […]

Just returned from the ground breaking of the new Fayette/Lexington Urban County Government Senior Citizen’s Center, which is scheduled to be completed in the winter of 2015. If all goes on schedule, it will be finished just before I turn 60 and am eligible to participate in activities there. Actually, I am already eligible to […]

We know colder weather is coming, and so we prepare for it by bringing in our houseplants, disconnecting the rain barrels, having firewood delivered, decorating the house for fall, and making plans for how we are going to spend the holidays with family and friends. Other families may have a different ritual to prepare for […]

Saturday, September 27, the morning of The Walk to End Alzheimer’s was a comedy of errors. Of course I had planned for the walk since before summer, because Lawrence and I have been going on the walk for the past several years, since we learned about it through our experience with Lawrence’s father’s Alzheimer’s disease. […]

The Alzheimer’s Association’s Walk to End Alzheimer’s is next Saturday here in Lexington, KY: Saturday, September 27, 2014 Fayette County Courthouse Registration at 9am | Ceremony at 9:45am | Walk at 10am Route Length: 2 miles To join our team online, go to: http://act.alz.org/site/TR/Events/General?pg=entry&pw_id=7022&fr_id=5131 and click on the green ‘register’ button in the middle of […]

This post is late and my only excuse is that I took care of my grandsons all weekend while our son worked. Saturday I spent an hour with Jack at Camp Hope, which happened from 9-4:30, sponsored by Hospice of the Bluegrass, for children ages 6-12 who have experienced the death of a loved one […]